Whitelands Academy
Bicester · Oxfordshire
THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 30 member schools: 24 primary schools, 4 secondary schools, 2 special schools. Local authorities: Oxfordshire | Reading | Swindon | Wiltshire. Regions: South East | South West. — from the THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION public record.
Whitelands Academy is a secondary academy in Bicester, Oxfordshire, part of THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Whitelands Academy
- Address
- Hexham Road
- Postcode
- OX26 1AY
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- URN (official identifier)
- 147872
- Establishment number
- 4017
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- SEND provision
- Resourced provision
- Number of pupils
- 565
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 600
- School type
- Free school
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Headteacher
- Mr Adrian Cush
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 10 Jan 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.whitelandsacademy.org
- Telephone
- 01869716996
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2020
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Whitelands Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 565 | 101,063 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 20.0% | 16.2% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 20.5% | 16.8% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 5.1% | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 20.0% | 18.1% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
1 published inspection for Whitelands Academy.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 16 Mar 2023
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Whitelands Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 6.6% | 9.0% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 15.2% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Whitelands Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £117,700 for 107 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 19.0% | 17.6% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £209 | £235 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Whitelands Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 576 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Oxfordshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,977,000 £8,641 per pupil | £7,967 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £4,171,000 £7,241 per pupil | £7,429 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £2,142,000 £3,719 per pupil · 51.4% | £4,179 · 56.3% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £513,000 £891 per pupil · 12.3% | £733 · 9.9% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £204,000 £354 per pupil · 4.9% | £67 · 0.9% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £204,000 £354 per pupil · 4.9% | £57 · 0.8% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £806,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,347 per pupil, supply and agency £141 per pupil — spending up £894 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
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Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Last updated
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